Exploring the Landscape of Scientific Literacy

Edited by Cedric Linder - Leif Ostman - Douglas A. Roberts - Per-Olof Wickman - Gaalen Ericksen - Allan Mackinnon

Edited by Cedric Linder, Leif Ostman, Douglas A. Roberts, Per-Olof Wickman, Gaalen Ericksen, Allan Mackinnon

Publisher: Routledge

Series: Teaching and Learning in Science Series

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Format: Hardback

Publication date: 12 October 2010

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ISBN: 0415874351 ISBN 13: 9780415874359

Exploring the Landscape of Scientific Literacy

Offering fresh ways to look at the key ideas and practices associated with promoting scientific literacy, this book takes a pragmatic and inclusive perspective on curriculum reform and learning and presents a future vision for science education research and practice. Top page

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Offering new ways to look at the key ideas and practices associated with promoting scientific literacy, this book takes a pragmatic and inclusive perspective on curriculum reform and learning and presents a future vision for science education research and practice. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Routledge

City: London

Pages: 312

More info: height 229 mm width 152 mm weight 562 gr

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Age recommended: College/higher education

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC22) 507.1 Library of Congress Subject: Science - Study and teaching - Research

Record updated at: 23 May, 2013 time: 15:00

Summary Exploring the Landscape of Scientific Literacy 1. Overview: Scientific Literacy and the State of the Art in School Science Education Part I: Curriculum Policy and Scientific Literacy Introduction 2. Competing Visions of Scientific Literacy: Influence of a Science Curriculum Policy Image 3. Scientific Literacy for a Knowledge Society 4. Scientific Literacy: Content and Curriculum Making Part II: Exploring Language Perspectives Introduction 5. Scientific Literacy, Discourse, and Epistemic Practices 6. Scientific Literacy and Students' Movability in Science Texts 7. Literacy as Metaphor and Perspective in Science Education 8. Bilingual Scientific Literacy Part III: Exploring Themes of Scientific Literacy Introduction 9. The Development of Scientific Literacy 10. Scientific Literacy as Action 11. What Do Values and Norms Have to Do with Scientific Literacy? 12. An Inclusive View of Scientific Literacy 13. Scientific Literacy for Bringing in the Outsiders Part IV: Science Teachers' Professional Development 14. In the Path of Linnaeus 15. The Vietnam Consortium Fellowship Program 16. Making an Innovation Grow 17. Professional Development of Teachers and Researchers in a Collaborative Development of Teaching Resources 18. Struggling Up Mount Improbable Top page

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